Han Shuo had a wonderful time that evening. First, he accompanied Sophie to eat some famous delicacies in the Kasi Empire. Then they spent some time admiring the famous night scenery of Reverie City.
It was only halfway through the night that Sophie was finally satisfied and let Han Shuo go. However, using the excuse that she did not dare to go back home and face her father, she got a room right next to Han Shuo's in the small hotel where he was staying.
Han Shuo waited for Sophie to fall asleep. Then, late at night, he slipped out of the window and made his way to a Dark Mantle operations base in the Kasi Empire.
Given Han Shuo's honourable status in those days, he was immediately given the most careful treatment when he arrived at the Dark Mantle base. From the men there, Han Shuo soon learned the address of Braque's mansion in the Kasi Empire, as well as some information about the auction that no one else knew.
In the middle of the night, after obtaining the necessary information from a Dark Mantle base of operations, he silently broke into the mansion where Braque lived. He intended to search for the 'Viride Leaf' there and seize it. Doing so would save him 300,000 gold coins.
The manor occupied a huge piece of land. Upon Han Shuo's arrival, he unfolded his consciousness and sensed which area had the highest concentration of people. After the 'Viride Leaf' was kept away, it became quite difficult for Han Shuo to sense it with his consciousness. Han Shuo considered whether or not to take certain radical measures.
Contrary to Han Shuo's expectations, as he was about to make a move and emerge from his hiding place, he suddenly spotted a couple of familiar faces - the great swordmaster Gabriel and Commander Ascher of the Gryphon Legion.
Ascher was originally the mayor of Valen City in the Lancelot Empire and commander of the Gryphon Legion. There was a time when he was highly respected in the land of the Lancelot Empire. Unfortunately, Ascher had even greater ambitions. Working with Han Shuo, Lawrence and the Dark Mantle, they finally found evidence that he was plotting to rebel against the Empire. With his treachery exposed and failed, he had no choice but to flee the Lancelot Empire.
Ascher had two precious sons, once Han Shuo's greatest enemies, who were eventually killed by Han Shuo one by one. Soon after his offspring were all slaughtered, Ascher was at the end of his rope and had no choice but to go to the Kasi Empire. Back in the Valley of Sunshine, Gabriel had once worked with the Rainbow Sickle mercenary group and almost injured Emily, but was badly wounded and fled.
Soon after arriving in the Kasi Empire, the pair managed to team up with Bradley from Cesar City. It was no secret that Ascher was quite capable. Even in Kasi Empire, he was held in high esteem by the House of Pillon and was currently prospering.
Braque seemed to be holding a private banquet in his mansion. It was only to be expected that Han Shuo would find Gabriel and Ascher there.
After Ascher and Gabriel entered the mansion, Han Shuo saw more of the Kasi Empire's big shots arrive in their luxurious carriages one after the other. That great merchant Zofi he had met at the auction house was clearly one of the many invited guests. Han Shuo had spotted him a long time ago, talking enthusiastically and wittily in the house.
Shockingly, even the upper-class lady who had once bid and competed for the 'Viride Leaf' was among the invited guests. She was wearing a magnificent evening gown. Although she looked brilliant, she had a worried frown on her face, obviously feeling distressed.
Watching from afar on the roof, Han Shuo's mind turned to where the 'Viride Leaf' could possibly be. His mind constantly lingered on the mansion. With all the characters who were most likely to be vying for the 'Viride Leaf' gathered in this place, Han Shuo was convinced that the 'Viride Leaf' was undoubtedly within the mansion.
Suddenly, Han Shuo's eyebrows knitted together. Forcing a smile, he looked behind him. "How did you get here?"
"Hehehe, I noticed you were absent-minded tonight for a long time. I knew you would be up to something bad tonight, so I left a scent on you and followed it straight to you. Hmm. Did you think you could shake me off? Not a chance!" Sophie said with a smug smile after arriving nimbly on her Pegasus.
Han Shuo was dazed, but immediately came to his senses. Earlier, when he had been joking with Sophie, he had taken the opportunity to lean close to Sophie, which was why he had received the delicate scent from her. Han Shuo thought it was a coincidence and didn't give it much thought. But as it turned out, it was actually a deliberate act on Sophie's part.
"Miss High and Mighty, if you continue to follow me, sooner or later you will suffer bitterly!" Han Shuo said helplessly, not knowing how to deal with Sophie.
"I'm not worried about that. Why are you worried about me?" Sophie said in her sweet voice. Soon after she continued in an excited tone, "You suspect that Braque took that thing away and so you came here to investigate, right?"
"No!" Han Shuo replied succinctly. When Sophie made a puzzled face, he continued, "I came here to loot. If I find that thing, I will get it by any means necessary and kill anyone who gets in my way!"
"Don't try to intimidate me, I won't be intimidated." Sophie took Han Shuo's words as a joke and replied with a chuckle.
Han Shuo shook his head and sighed. He lamented in his heart, "Women are strange creatures indeed. They never believe us when we tell them the truth. But when we tell them a lie, they take it as fact.
Han Shuo's glittering eyes were fixed on the banquet in the distance. He was racking his brain to find the 'Viride Leaf'. Suddenly, he remembered the Wood Elite Zombie. As an exotic being refined from the place of Extreme Wood, the Wood Elite Zombie should have an even greater ability to sense the Viride Leaf, an item of the same origin.
As this occurred to him, Han Shuo immediately took a few steps backwards, not caring that Sophie was watching from the side, and summoned the wood elite zombie.
"Huh? Why are you summoning a zombie warrior?" Sophie asked confused, very surprised by Han Shuo's action.
Han Shuo did not answer Sophie, but used his consciousness to begin explaining to the Wood Elite Zombie about the extraordinary and miraculous power of the 'Viride Leaf'. As Han Shuo explained, he could sense the wood elite zombie's happiness. Although it hadn't been a long time since Wood Elite Zombie had been refined, he understood what Fire Lotus and Golden Cudgel were for Fire Elite Zombie and Metal Elite Zombie.
And now he had the chance to have his very own treasure. Naturally, Wood Elite Zombie was very excited!
After Han Shuo explained the matter once, the wood elite zombie immediately began to stare at the mansion in the distance with such excitement. A kind of energy as fresh and clean as nature was gradually released from the wood elite zombie. He seemed to sense the existence of 'Viride Leaf' through this method.
"Huh? Is that thing on him? Why does it feel like he is the thing?" Sophie was shocked. She pointed at the Wood Elite Zombie and exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course not. If it was on him, why would I have come here?" Han Shuo refuted. He then explained, "This thing is very useful to him. The reason I'm willing to pay a high price to acquire it is to give it to him."
"For him? A zombie warrior? You really are an amusing person!" Sophie exclaimed in surprise as she pointed at the wooden elite zombie in disbelief.
"You wouldn't understand!" Han Shuo did not explain further, keeping his attention on Wood Elite Zombie.
As the wood elite zombie did its thing, the plants surrounding the mansion began to move without any wind, which seemed completely bizarre. The freshness of nature filled the entire mansion, as if the mansion was covered by the 'Viride Leaf'.
Suddenly, Han Shuo saw the Wood Elite Zombie tremble. His consciousness also sensed the incomparable excitement of Wood Elite Zombie. This kind of natural aura became more and more intense.
Han Shuo was shocked, he immediately understood that the Wood Elite Zombie must have detected the presence of the Viride Leaf. Pleasantly surprised, he quickly asked, "You found it?"
Wood Elite Zombie nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, looking extremely excited. Pointing to the lounge in the distance, he transmitted, "In there! In there!"
"Who's got it? Show it to me!" Han Shuo was also immediately astonished. Instead of using his mind to communicate, he actually said those words.
After Han Shuo's soft shout sounded, wood elite zombie pointed at all the powerful nobles gathered in the lounge and hurriedly described for Han Shuo, "This... very fat one... has a fatty... in his ring!"
Watching from the side, Sophie saw Han Shuo shouting at the wood elite zombie, and then saw the wood elite zombie pointing anxiously at the people in the lounge as if describing something to Han Shuo. At that moment, Sophie was somewhat stunned. She stared at Han Shuo and the wood elite zombie, unable to figure out what the hell was going on between the human and zombie duo.
Pop! At that moment, the space ring on Zofi's finger, which had been happily chatting with an elegant and beautiful lady, suddenly exploded in the distance. Zofi's left hand was instantly shredded into a lump of badly mangled flesh. As Zofi screamed in pain, the Viride Leaf slowly flew out of his space ring and made its way towards the Wood Elite Zombie.
The nobles who had been talking and laughing in the lounge suddenly heard a small explosion, followed by Zofi's pitiful scream. Every single one of them focused on Zofi and clearly saw his mangled left hand as well as the leaf-shaped 'Viride Leaf' gradually flying out of the lounge.
Everyone in the lounge was stunned. Sophie was stunned. Even Han Shuo was stunned. He had absolutely no idea how the Wood Elite Zombie had managed to do that.
Crying miserably, he pointed his right hand at the slowly drifting 'Viride Leaf' and shouted, "Arghh! Catch it! Catch it!"
Braque was in the lounge when his expression changed. Before he could order his subordinate to make a move, the upper class lady who had participated in the auction suddenly rushed out. With both hands clutching her tripping hazard of a skirt, she ran after the 'Viride Leaf' with no regard for her manners.
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